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Offline AgentZen

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #850 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:22:09 »
Announcement from oddforge

We tried to make all of you happy.
But time is short.
I got sample PCB of swappable spacebar version yesterday.
If I didn't make mistake. This PCB will included in THIS GB.
And this PCB also support ISO layout.
Wish me luck guys.

O.O

Much love. I'm definitely in then.

Also in, keeping my fingers crossed for swappable spacebar PCB. If I go through with this I swear to you I am never buying another keyboard. MARK MY WORDS BOYS.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #851 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:35:16 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #852 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:46:40 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

I don't understand what's the meaning of "OP delivers."
Hey I have to learn more, which is great.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #853 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:48:02 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

I don't understand what's the meaning of "OP delivers."
Hey I have to learn more, which is great.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #854 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:48:34 »
Will the other colors be available in a future GB?

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #855 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:50:51 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

I don't understand what's the meaning of "OP delivers."
Hey I have to learn more, which is great.

"OP (means Original Poster, which is you) delivers" means that you are listening to our request, and makes us happy for that. That said, I still hope you are offering direct delivery from you to people who are living in at least Asia, and to some extent in Europe. As Massdrop will declare original value of goods when they ship a package, us living in Asia and Europe will get burned by Import Tax.
I like mechanical keyboards

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #856 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:52:13 »
Will the other colors be available in a future GB?

Sorry my friend, that limited color options was a promise for 1Round friends and their advantage.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #857 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 21:56:04 »
...That said, I still hope you are offering direct delivery from you to people who are living in at least Asia, and to some extent in Europe. As Massdrop will declare original value of goods when they ship a package, us living in Asia and Europe will get burned by Import Tax.

Lunaris said shipping to China was as only 22 dollars. I don't know how value will be declared but there's some hope.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #858 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:03:04 »
Will the other colors be available in a future GB?

Sorry my friend, that limited color options was a promise for 1Round friends and their advantage.
That's fair. But we will see different colors in future runs, right?

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #859 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:05:21 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

I don't understand what's the meaning of "OP delivers."
Hey I have to learn more, which is great.

"OP (means Original Poster, which is you) delivers" means that you are listening to our request, and makes us happy for that. That said, I still hope you are offering direct delivery from you to people who are living in at least Asia, and to some extent in Europe. As Massdrop will declare original value of goods when they ship a package, us living in Asia and Europe will get burned by Import Tax.

Thanks!

Shipping and tax import tax actually not that different with direct shipping.
I sent 3 sets to Malaysia before and that was almost 50USD, I have no idea what shipping price do you see but in my opinion, this is quite fair
I see 20.25 USD for shipping to ROK.
And if I ship it directly, there's no way to avoid import tax. I will not offer undervalue at all.

And man... I have to solder all-night ... wish me luck.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #860 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:07:30 »
Will the other colors be available in a future GB?

Sorry my friend, that limited color options was a promise for 1Round friends and their advantage.
That's fair. But we will see different colors in future runs, right?

What future runs?
I cannot promise there will be.
This one-time thing almost kill me man.
But yeh... I set it up things already, there might be. I donno.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #861 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:08:16 »
Will the other colors be available in a future GB?

Sorry my friend, that limited color options was a promise for 1Round friends and their advantage.
That's fair. But we will see different colors in future runs, right?

What future runs?
I cannot promise there will be.
This one-time thing almost kill me man.
But yeh... I set it up things already, there might be. I donno.
Ah I see. Thanks for the information.

Offline WNovizar

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #862 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:08:28 »
...That said, I still hope you are offering direct delivery from you to people who are living in at least Asia, and to some extent in Europe. As Massdrop will declare original value of goods when they ship a package, us living in Asia and Europe will get burned by Import Tax.

Lunaris said shipping to China was as only 22 dollars. I don't know how value will be declared but there's some hope.

This drop will ship first to Massdrop HQ in US first, and then they will ship to the rest of the world (US, EU, Asia etc). Shipping cost would be good, the main problem is Import Tax.
I like mechanical keyboards

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #863 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:10:27 »
OP delivers. Great work Zefer!

I don't understand what's the meaning of "OP delivers."
Hey I have to learn more, which is great.

"OP (means Original Poster, which is you) delivers" means that you are listening to our request, and makes us happy for that. That said, I still hope you are offering direct delivery from you to people who are living in at least Asia, and to some extent in Europe. As Massdrop will declare original value of goods when they ship a package, us living in Asia and Europe will get burned by Import Tax.

Thanks!

Shipping and tax import tax actually not that different with direct shipping.
I sent 3 sets to Malaysia before and that was almost 50USD, I have no idea what shipping price do you see but in my opinion, this is quite fair
I see 20.25 USD for shipping to ROK.
And if I ship it directly, there's no way to avoid import tax. I will not offer undervalue at all.

And man... I have to solder all-night ... wish me luck.


Good luck!!! I just spent five hours doing smd soldering T_T

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #864 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:11:13 »
I'm worried about import tax too. I'm from Canada, but it still hits like a brick.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #865 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 22:55:21 »
I'm worried about import tax too. I'm from Canada, but it still hits like a brick.

I am really sorry that I can not do anything for you. This sucks.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #866 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:29:26 »
So what about ppl who are in Korea. Can a direct shipping be arranged to bypass the extra shipping/import tax bs?

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #867 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:35:07 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
« Last Edit: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:38:43 by gadzkun »

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #868 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:38:06 »
I'm worried about import tax too. I'm from Canada, but it still hits like a brick.

Yeah this is a major concern with Massdrop whenever, so I guess only US people can buy, because everyone else not in the US will die from the shipping and customs fees.

Oh well, I was really excited about this. Base price + overpriced shipping + customs fees + slow and mediocre shipping = not good.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #869 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:40:39 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #870 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:47:47 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

That's what I always thought. Isn't it wrong to put the wrong amount? That puts the fault on the seller.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #871 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:48:51 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

It is.
Between individuals it isn't a big deal but for an entity like massdrop it won't slide.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #872 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:52:55 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

That's what I always thought. Isn't it wrong to put the wrong amount? That puts the fault on the seller.
That's right. MD has no reason to take the risk for the buyer.

Offline alienman82

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #873 on: Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:54:15 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

It is.
Between individuals it isn't a big deal but for an entity like massdrop it won't slide.

One of the reasons I don't like shopping internationally.  Friend has some issues happen to him that resulted from false customs declarations

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #874 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:01:36 »
So what about ppl who are in Korea. Can a direct shipping be arranged to bypass the extra shipping/import tax bs?

This is not official, please keep it in mind.

When production ends, there will be some leftovers like bad-production parts and so on.
I'll sell it after massdrop gb ends(not in a official form), but I cannot tell you what number it would be (quantity nor price either. because I don't know yet.)
If one piece is in a bad-quality, I have to sell almost 12~13 pieces to make it even.
So, to avoid ends up in minus wallet, I have sell leftovers. and That's all.
I want to be fair. I absolutely don't want to make guys in this drop disappointed by doing better, another GB.
That's why I removed green/gold options in this GB to give advantages to 1Round guys.
There will not be another GB outside of Massdrop this time.
And I already said, I don't guarantee another round for VE.A.

Man... International GB is too much for me.
I spent almost 3 months to set this up. Of course, my partner and Massdrop guys helps a lot.
But my stress is all mine. And I bet some of you(who ran GB before) knows GB is not that enjoyable.
There's many sorts of guys in this world (I mean custom keyboard world, geeks)
It's definitely impossible to make everyone happy. (At least for me yes, not possible)

Guys, I have a job and three mouth to feed except mine.
Of course, I have consciousness of being professional in this field, this(custom keyboard) is my side-job too now. I know that really well.
(And that hurts... cause I want to leave as a hobbyist. Some of you might think me as a hypocrite but well, I have no other word to explain my stand clearly.)
Just hoping guys who are in this GB feels happy about it. That's all I want.
Meh........ you know that's not all. (I not gonna lie, haha. plus a little fame and money too, and mostly friends can talk about custom keyboard with.)

Oops, I hope I didn't said too much. :)
Hoping your kindest consideration and supports.
Thanks geeks, you guys rock.
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:04:58 by zefyr »
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #875 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:05:49 »
Haha look at the honesty at the end. You will definitely leave a lot of people happy with your product!

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #876 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:06:25 »
So what about ppl who are in Korea. Can a direct shipping be arranged to bypass the extra shipping/import tax bs?

This is not official, please keep it in mind.

When production ends, there will be some leftovers like bad-production parts and so on.
I'll sell it after massdrop gb ends(not in a official form), but I cannot tell you what number it would be (quantity nor price either. because I don't know yet.)
If one piece is in a bad-quality, I have to sell almost 12~13 pieces to make it even.
So, to avoid ends up in minus wallet, I have sell leftovers. and That's all.
I want to be fair. I absolutely don't want to make guys in this drop disappointed by doing better, another GB.
That's why I removed green/gold options in this GB to give advantages to 1Round guys.
There will not be another GB outside of Massdrop this time.
And I already said, I don't guarantee another round for VE.A.

Man... International GB is too much for me.
I spent almost 3 months to set this up. Of course, my partner and Massdrop guys helps a lot.
But my stress is all mine. And I bet some of you(who ran GB before) knows GB is not that enjoyable.
There's many sorts of guys in this world (I mean custom keyboard world, geeks)
It's definitely impossible to make everyone happy. (At least for me yes, not possible)

Guys, I have a job and three mouth to feed except mine.
Of course, I have consciousness of being professional in this field, this(custom keyboard) is my side-job too now. I know that really well.
(And that hurts... cause I want to leave as a hobbyist. Some of you might think me as a hypocrite but well, I have no other word to explain my stand clearly.)
Just hoping guys who are in this GB feels happy about it. That's all I want.
Meh........ you know that's not all. (I not gonna lie, haha. plus a little fame and money too, and mostly friends can talk about custom keyboard with.)

Oops, I hope I didn't said too much. :)
Hoping your kindest consideration and supports.
Thanks geeks, you guys rock.

Hey, try not to stress too terribly much! Focus on life and happiness first. If there's one thing we've all learned, it's that group buys take time.
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Offline gadzkun

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #877 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:10:45 »
this is the only reason i hate massdrop.
they cant lower the price for custom declaration.
in my country i will get about $100 import tax, from $400++ items.
Isn't that illegal?

That's what I always thought. Isn't it wrong to put the wrong amount? That puts the fault on the seller.

what if artisan put a real price on custom declaration? :(
but $300+ clacks wont hurt so bad :p

goodluck guys its an awesome keyboard for sure  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Offline WNovizar

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #878 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 00:59:35 »
So what about ppl who are in Korea. Can a direct shipping be arranged to bypass the extra shipping/import tax bs?

This is not official, please keep it in mind.

When production ends, there will be some leftovers like bad-production parts and so on.
I'll sell it after massdrop gb ends(not in a official form), but I cannot tell you what number it would be (quantity nor price either. because I don't know yet.)
If one piece is in a bad-quality, I have to sell almost 12~13 pieces to make it even.
So, to avoid ends up in minus wallet, I have sell leftovers. and That's all.
I want to be fair. I absolutely don't want to make guys in this drop disappointed by doing better, another GB.
That's why I removed green/gold options in this GB to give advantages to 1Round guys.
There will not be another GB outside of Massdrop this time.
And I already said, I don't guarantee another round for VE.A.

Man... International GB is too much for me.
I spent almost 3 months to set this up. Of course, my partner and Massdrop guys helps a lot.
But my stress is all mine. And I bet some of you(who ran GB before) knows GB is not that enjoyable.
There's many sorts of guys in this world (I mean custom keyboard world, geeks)
It's definitely impossible to make everyone happy. (At least for me yes, not possible)

Guys, I have a job and three mouth to feed except mine.
Of course, I have consciousness of being professional in this field, this(custom keyboard) is my side-job too now. I know that really well.
(And that hurts... cause I want to leave as a hobbyist. Some of you might think me as a hypocrite but well, I have no other word to explain my stand clearly.)
Just hoping guys who are in this GB feels happy about it. That's all I want.
Meh........ you know that's not all. (I not gonna lie, haha. plus a little fame and money too, and mostly friends can talk about custom keyboard with.)

Oops, I hope I didn't said too much. :)
Hoping your kindest consideration and supports.
Thanks geeks, you guys rock.

No hard feelings man, as my fellow countryman gadzkun said, this will have additional USD100 price markup for Import Tax, so I will have to consider that if I want to join this drop.
I like mechanical keyboards

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #879 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 01:11:11 »
Love it but with a few financial priorities popping up, looks like I'll have to pass on this one.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #880 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 01:37:23 »
So what about ppl who are in Korea. Can a direct shipping be arranged to bypass the extra shipping/import tax bs?

This is not official, please keep it in mind.

When production ends, there will be some leftovers like bad-production parts and so on.
I'll sell it after massdrop gb ends(not in a official form), but I cannot tell you what number it would be (quantity nor price either. because I don't know yet.)
If one piece is in a bad-quality, I have to sell almost 12~13 pieces to make it even.
So, to avoid ends up in minus wallet, I have sell leftovers. and That's all.
I want to be fair. I absolutely don't want to make guys in this drop disappointed by doing better, another GB.
That's why I removed green/gold options in this GB to give advantages to 1Round guys.
There will not be another GB outside of Massdrop this time.
And I already said, I don't guarantee another round for VE.A.

Man... International GB is too much for me.
I spent almost 3 months to set this up. Of course, my partner and Massdrop guys helps a lot.
But my stress is all mine. And I bet some of you(who ran GB before) knows GB is not that enjoyable.
There's many sorts of guys in this world (I mean custom keyboard world, geeks)
It's definitely impossible to make everyone happy. (At least for me yes, not possible)

Guys, I have a job and three mouth to feed except mine.
Of course, I have consciousness of being professional in this field, this(custom keyboard) is my side-job too now. I know that really well.
(And that hurts... cause I want to leave as a hobbyist. Some of you might think me as a hypocrite but well, I have no other word to explain my stand clearly.)
Just hoping guys who are in this GB feels happy about it. That's all I want.
Meh........ you know that's not all. (I not gonna lie, haha. plus a little fame and money too, and mostly friends can talk about custom keyboard with.)

Oops, I hope I didn't said too much. :)
Hoping your kindest consideration and supports.
Thanks geeks, you guys rock.

Thank you for being so awesome and patient while we sent everything up the past few months, you've put a lot of thought into this project and we love working with thoughtful people like you and your partner.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #881 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 06:48:50 »
Announcement from oddforge

We tried to make all of you happy.
But time is short.
I got sample PCB of swappable spacebar version yesterday.
If I didn't make mistake. This PCB will included in THIS GB.
And this PCB also support ISO layout.
Wish me luck guys.

And tje sample on Massdrop is Darkgray



This is amazing.


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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #882 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 07:16:51 »
Announcement from oddforge

We tried to make all of you happy.
But time is short.
I got sample PCB of swappable spacebar version yesterday.
If I didn't make mistake. This PCB will included in THIS GB.
And this PCB also support ISO layout.
Wish me luck guys.

And tje sample on Massdrop is Darkgray

Show Image


This is amazing.

Thank you Data on MD +1 :)
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #883 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:14:31 »
Man... I know I have to solder sample PCB...
But my stomach hurts, and I feel dizzy... it was really hard to drive home, I almost threw up...
Sorry guys, I have to lie down for a while.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #884 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:38:48 »
Hello zefyr,

I see that the pcb has Alps mount holes, will you be able to release Alps plate design if I want to get it cut independently?

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #885 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:41:12 »
Hello zefyr,

I see that the pcb has Alps mount holes, will you be able to release Alps plate design if I want to get it cut independently?

Yes, I will
Please wait for a while I have pile of things to do right now.
I promise I'll share dxf plate design file on public before you get your VE.A.
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #886 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:42:03 »
If the pics on massdrop are dark grey. Are there any pics of the black?
          
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Offline zefyr

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #887 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:48:42 »
If the pics on massdrop are dark grey. Are there any pics of the black?

Oh I had a BAAAAAAAD MISTAKE.

That photo on Massdrop is "BLACK"
Massdrop guys will update more photo for silver and darkgray.

This is DarkGray
http://oddforge.com/product/vea_assembly
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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #888 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:49:48 »
Black looks sexy!

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #889 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:57:11 »
ZeFyr "Vermillion" J.

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Offline Waateva

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #890 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 11:29:22 »
Black looks sexy!

Yes it is.

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Black is definitely my favorite :thumb:
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Offline billhicks

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #891 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 16:50:30 »
How sturdy is the locking mechanism for the board? I'm (perhaps for no reason) afraid that the locking mechanism for the board will degrade over time, unlike the UHKB which seems to have much more utilitarian (and likely more effective, since they're not bound by aesthetic) locking mechanisms.

I'm still on the fence about going through with this group buy, but I must admit it's a beautiful design.

Offline romevi

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #892 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 17:16:18 »
How sturdy is the locking mechanism for the board? I'm (perhaps for no reason) afraid that the locking mechanism for the board will degrade over time, unlike the UHKB which seems to have much more utilitarian (and likely more effective, since they're not bound by aesthetic) locking mechanisms.

I'm still on the fence about going through with this group buy, but I must admit it's a beautiful design.

I don't think this has a locking mechanism, as it seems it's not designed to be kept in the assembled layout.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #893 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 18:29:08 »
Black looks sexy!

Yes it is.

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awwwww yiiisssss  ^-^ /drool

Thanks for making this gb happen Zefyr!! I'll appreciate the board that much more knowing how much went into making this possible  :D

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #894 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 18:31:42 »
How sturdy is the locking mechanism for the board? I'm (perhaps for no reason) afraid that the locking mechanism for the board will degrade over time, unlike the UHKB which seems to have much more utilitarian (and likely more effective, since they're not bound by aesthetic) locking mechanisms.

I'm still on the fence about going through with this group buy, but I must admit it's a beautiful design.

There is no locking mechanism. Earlier in this thread, someone mentioned it is heavy enough to stay in place without a lock.

Offline ccc24

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #895 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 19:46:16 »
PCB comes presoldered correct? We only have to solder on the swtiches?

Offline kenshinjeff

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #896 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 19:59:06 »
With regards to the mechanism, I've seen people use those strong tiny magnets to keep them in place. I'm not sure if it'll affect electronics but it's really very cool.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #897 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 21:04:46 »
Black looks sexy!

Yes it is.

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Wonder how would the lighting looks with Zealios. The switches have clear housing, which will have tons of RGB bleeding. Might have to consider going back to cherry... D: or just regular Gaterons.

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #898 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 21:13:26 »
Sold a bunch of stuff today to be able to participate in the drop....aaaaaand Paypal froze the funds for 21 days because it's "inconsistent with my account activity"...time to go back to the drawing board to figure out how I'm going to be able to pay for the board.
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Offline alienman82

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Re: [IC] VE.A
« Reply #899 on: Tue, 17 May 2016, 21:13:36 »
Black looks sexy!

Yes it is.

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Wonder how would the lighting looks with Zealios. The switches have clear housing, which will have tons of RGB bleeding. Might have to consider going back to cherry... D: or just regular Gaterons.

steel + zealios  :'(